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PFOA levels and were taken offline. The water utility advised customers on Dec. 21 that the three wells that had tested over state limits for PFOA and were offline. “The DEP (state Department of Environmental Protection) limits appear to have been established due to an abundance of caution and
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a concern about consumption of water over an entire lifetime,” said the Park Ridge Water notice. To assure local customers, Woodcliff Lake Mayor Carlos Rendo posted that no water from any of the three wells testing above state PFOA limits went directly from the wells into homes. The Dec. 21 letter noted that Park Ridgeʼs water utility had been monitoring concentrations of
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PFOA since 2020 and planning for the necessary treatment when concentrations of the contaminant “were trending towards the thenpending New Jersey Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL).” Park Ridge Water said cus-
tomers will continue to receive quarterly notices of high PFOA levels — even though the wells are offline — until the elevated levels of PFOA can be reduced. The quarterly notices are mandatory notifications required by
the state DEP. Customers can access additional information and online resources under the “Important Information About Your Drinking Water” link on Park Ridgeʼs municipal website.
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Wells Fargo pledge $1 million aid for Ukraine, people fleeing Russian invasion
sia's invasion. Russia calls its actions in Ukraine a “special operation.” Wells Fargoʼs donation will go to the American Red Cross, World Central Kitchen and the United Service Organizations, which supports American service members in Eastern Europe, according to the lender. The bank also said they will match employee donations to support relief in Ukraine.
Wells Fargo & Co pledged on Wednesday to donate $1 million to the American Red Cross and other nonprofit groups that are helping Ukraine and refugees fleeing invasion by Russia. Their pledges follow a raft of similar announcements made by U.S. and European companies that have begun offering aid to Ukraine and people fleeing the war following Rus-
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One of the largest Black Balloon Day events in Bergen County is set for Sunday, March 6, from noon to 4 p.m. at Bergen New Bridge Medical Center Vaccination Center Annex, 230 East Ridgewood Ave., Paramus. Black Balloon Day and Speaker Jam is a day dedicated to raising substance use disorder awareness, remembering the lives lost to overdose, and celebrating those in recovery. The event is a partnership of
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Organizers say substance use has increased throughout the pandemic, exacerbating the epidemic within the pandemic. Black Balloon Day honors the memory of the lives lost to overdose and celebrates hope through recovery. It is recognized as a national and international event. Bergen New Bridge, a notfor-profit safety net facility, provides high-quality comprehensive services, including acute and ambulatory care from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and community physicians, mental health and substance use disorder treatment, and longterm care to the greater Bergen County community. Learn more at newbridgehealth.org.
